At the start of the pandemic, when stores were closed, Megan Harkin signed up to Klarna, the Swedish ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) fintech app to buy clothes and accessories online, deferring payment until she decided whether she liked her purchases enough to keep them.
Digital bank Revolut has contacted Synch Payments, a mobile money-transfer application planned by the main Irish banks, with a view to joining, it is understood.
A brand new Norwegian low-cost transatlantic carrier looks set to launch its Viking-themed services from Dublin to the US in the coming months.
